Forgetting Ancient Judaism: The Second Temple Past and Its Jewish Receptions Volume 9

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The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has vastly expanded our knowledge of ancient Judaism. But this recovery comes with a stark reminder of just how much became lost to later Jews--not just in Greek but also in Hebrew and Aramaic. How did so much of the history and literature of Second Temple Judaism (586 BCE-70 CE) drop out...